Hiroshima with Kids: A City We Will Never Forget
Some destinations fill your camera roll with gorgeous photos. Others fill your belly. And then there are the places you go because you feel, deep down, that you simply ought to. That was Hiroshima for us.
By the time we
Hiroshima with kids: how do you explain a place like this?
in today’s world/ever-evolving/landscape? No.
* embark/seamlessly? No.
* it goes without saying / of course / certainly / absolutely? No.
The Peace Memorial Park
Our first real brush with Hiroshima’s past happened at the Peace Memorial Park, and the feeling of stepping onto those grounds is hard to put into words. The space is surprisingly open and calm, with trees, wide grassy
The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
The museum itself hits a bit differently.
If you’re traveling with kids, this is the one spot I’d suggest pausing to think about beforehand. Inside, you’ll find survivor testimonies, raw
A thousand paper cranes
What our girls clicked with right away were the bright paper cranes. Cases surrounding the Children’s Peace Monument hold thousands of them, strung together in every shade imaginable. They honor Sadako Sasaki, a young girl who developed leukemia from the radiation
And then… we ate
Because if traveling with the kids has taught us one hard truth, it’s this:
Food can change the mood of a day very quickly.
Leaving the Peace Memorial Park, our hearts felt heavy, and we needed a shift. Hiroshima gave us exactly that: okonomiyaki. Unlike Osaka’s mixed batter, locals here layer the ingredients one by one and pile on hot
Hiroshima and Miyajima: the perfect combination
If you’re heading all the way to Hiroshima, I can’t recommend pairing it with a trip to Miyajima enough. The two places offer completely different energies. Hiroshima weighs heavy on your heart and makes you sit quietly
Hiroshima became one of our favourite stops
I’ll be honest: Hiroshima wasn’t the easiest stop on our Japan itinerary. It wasn’t where we shared the most belly laughs, and the girls definitely weren’t begging to go back to the sights the next day
How to fit Hiroshima into your Japan itinerary
We relied completely on Japan’s amazing train network for our trip, and adding Hiroshima to our route turned out to be surprisingly easy with kids in tow.
If you’re starting out in Tokyo, a classic route
Would we recommend Hiroshima with kids?
Would I bring the kids to Hiroshima again? In a heartbeat. Just don’t expect a typical sightseeing trip.
You go because history matters, and your children will eventually learn about this chapter anyway. You go because seeing